beid-tool − generic smart card utility
beid-tool [OPTIONS]
The beid-tool utility can be used from the command line to perform miscellaneous smart card operations such as getting the card ATR or listing the PC/SC compliant smartcard readers that are installed.
−−atr, −a
Print the Answer To Reset (ATR) of the card (output is in hexadecimal notation). format
−−name, −n
Identify the card and print its name
−−list−readers, −l
Lists all configured readers
−−reader num, −r num
Select a reader (default = 0)
−−wait, −w
Wait for a card to be inserted
beid-tool is based on opensc-tool (www.opensc.org) written by <juha DOT yrjola AT iki DOT fi> and adapted for the Belgian national eID card by Zetes NV/SA (www.zetes.com). This manpage was based on the opensc-tool manpage by Joe Phillips <joe DOT phillips AT innovationsw DOT com> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).